Telegram-herald., 1887-06-16
LOCAL OPTION GOES
Tns SILL PASSED 81 rrs SENATE
Ess Cir SIS shs conssllaatles Fever
1hs 4s4nsr Eskl - Cease ~
Axsa feasF-fhs Hsass
k4shss b&skness.

LkSssa. Jsne i5-By Gar ths mosf ina
poEiaat nslier ea&er eonsieersston toc4x,
As ~sli - ems u tss saess important o he
sezzisa. As TIE eonsldsrstioa ~ TIE sen
zss of tie osls thzl pssssd ths Hoass sozas
d45s $50. P-eFl1sag f3r lseAl opslo8 -
coantsss. shioa esais Cp On sgecisl order.
senator sharp opened ths BAL ~ naoslaz
. make sseA city of seoQ inAsbissets o.
Eaose szE arats voting district Tsis propo-
sisiea ssszLeF HGobeli uaaved 70 reduce saill
loser b ehanzing the $3.50 % 200. Mr..
Hc5osll favored local option but saooght
Z sAoald ee ~ to%nships. as thai : the
liuit 81 voting Districts ia other sssctio1s.
snd tie FsGss are only pat f0eesher by
cqaniies foF The paFPoss 81 counting and
4ociofins the vote. Senators Edwards,
HolbFo0k. Giddings. Ho~eli. j. ~. Bah
eeck. Westgale. Noon. Fox and Mayo. AL
naAce strong speeches sgainst sny amend
meats 70 the Oil aud for the passage ~ tie
bill Al the earliest possible moment.
Both amendments were voted doNn.
IL for % - against. ana then the
committee rose sfter having made
tao Or three slight amendments 70 perfect
the wording Of the bill. bat not changing
II "A any particular The rules were then
diafe passage, and 70 the surprise OF every
body IL Fscsssed more votes than was
claimed for il by is most ssnguine friends.
Ihs vote stood: Yeas, 81 nays :. the
nays being Senators Deyo, Gormsn
q Reilly. Rairnen, Roof. stark and Wilson.
Senator sharp Was the only Senator present
Who cio not vote
ssginsws example OF consolidation is be-
- frt.r ~ h.. -
passed bill 10 consolidate Bay City. West
Ebay City aud the village OF Essexyille into
city 20 Dc called Bay City. A bill was also
presented in the House bv some wag for the
consolidation OF Detroit and Windsor.
The Senate committee reported the bill
for State Marshal to enforce the liquor
laws a. present existing or that may be
hereafter enacted passed some weeks ago
b. the House. and It's consideration 10
| committee Of the whole was made a special
order sor the 18th, st go p. m.
The consideration OF the liquor tax bill
Is on egain for tomorrow in the Senate Ii
| will be considered and the final vote left for
| the forenoon of the 18th. on a pledge to
| Senator Deyo. who goes 10 Grand Rapids TO
| ofsiciate at the funeral of his old friend
| John G.. Barrows, and who wishes 10 vote
| for the bill.
Both Houses today passed the bill aopro-
| priating Si3.3c0 for the Soldiers Home.
| $500 for fire protection. $1,000 for furnish
| ing the south wing of the fourth story for a
hospital. and s. 800 to pay the present float
ing debt Of the Home
The Senate also passed the House bill ap-
| proprlatiDg 500 600 for tie Gettvsbu-g Bat
| tie Field Memorial. and for the appoint
ment bv the Governor of three commits
| sioners fins,ead of l3 as the House passed
the bill 10 &C. for toe State in carrying out
the provisions of the bill.
The House started in this morning with
something over thirty bills on the order oi
third resdiog. on as many different subjects
and by keeping mp steady grind the whole
| hatch was passed Among the lot Yves the
Seventeenth District Kent county, stenog-
rspher bill.
Senator Stark this morning presented q
! petition of eighty citizens of Lowell asking
| that they might be given the privi'e.e oil
| voting on the question of water works foi
that village. Also one from several who
| formerly signed remonstrance, but are
nov in favor of the proposition.
The House has passed the Senate bill t.
wind up bucket shops
Also Serate bill for the incorporation o
| Michiysn Business Mems Association anc
auxiliary association: also Senate bin tc
amend the militia laws OF the State.
II. q. Wanty, city editor OF the Crane
Rapids Democrat. bas been at the capita
today. as have Gen. Byron r. Pierce Com
r1ancant and Major J. W. Long Secretary
of the Soldiers Home.
Congressman Edward p Allen, Of III,
third district who helped o. J. ssrys
hold down "fog horn corner" in the ses
sions OF the House for 1857 and 1Sso i
shaking hands with his many friends her
today. for the fret time during the presen
session.
OBSERVER.
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